# Ancient Corinth and Its Museum

What to do en Corinth · Corinth

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/things-to-do/ancient-corinth · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 15 € per person
- Duración: 2 h
- Temporada: All year; from November to March it closes on Tuesdays
- Para quién: All ages

Archaeological site · 2 h · €15 with the museum · The Temple of Apollo of 560 BC, the Roman agora, the Apostle Paul's tribunal and the kouroi of Tenea

What it is
Corinth was one of the richest cities of ancient Greece: it controlled the two ports of the isthmus and the passage between the Peloponnese and the mainland. What you see today is 7 km from the modern city, at the foot of Acrocorinth. The first thing you recognise is the Temple of Apollo, from 560 BC, with seven monolithic Doric columns still standing. Around it, the Roman city that replaced it: the agora, the Peirene fountain, paved streets, shops and the tribunal, the bema, from which tradition says Saint Paul spoke to the Corinthians. Excavations began in 1896 and continue.
The museum
It is inside the site and included. It was built in 1932 by the American School of Classical Studies, which has excavated here from the start, and it covers the city from prehistory to Byzantium. What stands out most are the two kouroi of Tenea, archaic funerary statues of smiling youths, and the Corinthian mosaics and pottery. Allow half an hour.
Admission and opening hours
The ticket costs €15 (reduced, €8) and includes site and museum. In April it opens from 8:00 to 19:00; from May to August, until 20:00; in September and October closing time moves earlier every fortnight, down to 18:00. From November to March it opens from 8:30 to 15:30 and closes on Tuesdays. Last entry is 20 minutes before. It is free on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October and the first and third Sunday of each month from November to March. It closes on 1 January, 25 March, 1 May, Easter Sunday and 25 and 26 December.
Getting there
By car, leave the motorway at Corinth and follow the signs for Archaia Korinthos. The village is small and there is room to park next to the entrance. Without a car, the suburban train drops you at Corinth and from there it is a taxi of about 10 minutes.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.hh.gr/en/?p=8390
- Coordenadas: 37.9057, 22.8797

## Cerca de aquí

- [Marinos Rooms](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/where-to-stay/marinos-rooms), a 409 m
- [Acrocorinth, the Fortress Above Corinth](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/things-to-do/acrocorinth), a 1.8 km
- [The Diolkos, the Causeway for Dragging Ships](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/things-to-do/diolkos), a 8.3 km
- [The Corinth Canal from the Pedestrian Bridge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/things-to-do/corinth-canal), a 9.7 km
- [Kalamaki Beach Resort](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/where-to-stay/kalamaki-beach-resort), a 10.9 km
- [Boat Crossing of the Corinth Canal from Isthmia](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/things-to-do/corinth-canal-boat-crossing), a 11.2 km
- [Aquarius](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/where-to-eat/aquarius), a 11.3 km
- [Club Hotel Casino Loutraki](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/where-to-stay/club-hotel-casino-loutraki), a 11.3 km

## Consejos

### Combine it with Acrocorinth
The fortress is above, five minutes by car, and closes at 15:30 all year: go up first.

### In summer, go early
There is hardly any shade among the ruins.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much is admission to Ancient Corinth?
€15 full price and €8 reduced, with the museum included.

### Which day is it closed?
From November to March, Tuesdays. The rest of the year it opens every day.

Destino: [Corinth](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth.md)